Richard O'Brien

Background information

Fullname

Richard Timothy Smith

Born

March 25,1942 (age 83)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,England,UK

Nationality

English

New Zealander

Occupation

Actor, voice actor, writer, musician

Years active

1965-present

Family information

Spouse

Kimi Wong (1971-??)
Jane Moss (1983-2006)
Sabrina Graf (2013-present)

Children

Richard Timothy Smith, known professionally asRichard O'Brien, is an English-New Zealand writer, actor, television presenter, and theatre performer. ForDisney, he is the voice ofLawrence Fletcher inPhineas and Ferb. He also played Longnecker inNo Deposit, No Return and Commissioner Avery inThe Kids Who Knew Too Much.

O'Brien was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and went to Tauranga Boys' College. He took method acting classes, and then joined several stage productions as an actor. In 1970, he went into the touring production ofHair for nine months, and spent another nine months in the London production. He also appeared inJesus Christ Superstar andThe Unseen Hand. In 1973, he put his first production ofThe Rocky Horror Show opened at the Theatre Upstairs. Within weeks it had become a box-office hit. It was adapted to film two years later asThe Rocky Horror Picture Show and produced a sequel entitledShock Treatment. Other films he appeared in includeFlash Gordon,The Wolves of Willoughby Chase,Spice World,Ever After,Dungeons & Dragons, andElvira's Haunted Hills.

His television credits includeRobin of Sherwood,The Ink Thief,Urban Gothic,Mongrels,Enchantimals and hosting the 1990 edition of the UK Game ShowThe Crystal Maze.